Intermittent Fasting, Lab Testing, Why Sweetspot is Hard & More – Ask a Cycling Coach 194

Join us live for a discussion on whether intermittent fasting is good for endurance training, how to use lab test data to improve performance, why Sweetspot training is so hard and much more. Episode 194 is live this Thursday at 8:00am Pacific! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE   How Nate won an MTB race in the Expert Category What we learned at a mountain bike skills clinic Why cross-training doesn't always help you get faster What Jonathan and Chad learned from a weeklong backcountry skiing training camp How to plan for multiple races in one day Tips to get upgrade points Does intermittent fasting work for cyclists? Are fasted workouts considered intermittent fasting? Why intermittent fasting is so misunderstood Is laboratory testing actually useful? What your VO2max data means for performance How to use body fat and resting metabolic rate data Why Sweetspot training is so hard More training questions answered here: bit.ly/Training-Questions-Help-Center   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST   How to Become a Faster Mountain Biker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GAaheigvgg Race Analysis videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrKJ0zeMQrI5Bj3IUaHX0VPjNthpfFNhD Dr. Jason Fung's website: https://idmprogram.com/ The new TrainerRoad Reviews page: https://www.trainerroad.com/reviews Search for DEXA on our SoundCloud channel: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=trainerroad%20dexa Carpathian Peak +2 workout: https://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/workouts/108188-carpathian-peak-2   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   THE ONLY PODCAST DEDICATED TO MAKING YOU A FASTER CYCLIST   Each week Coach Chad Timmerman, Coach Jonathan and TrainerRoad’s CEO Nate Pearson gather to answer queries submitted from athletes around the globe, as well as dish about their latest training experiments, discoveries and tips.   Subscribe to the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast: www.trainerroad.com/podcast   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM   TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals   Get started today: bit.ly/Get-Faster-TrainerRoad Download the TrainerRoad app: bit.ly/Download-TrainerRoad Browse training plans: bit.ly/TR-Training-Plans   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   FOLLOW TRAINERROAD   Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrainerRd Instagram: www.instagram.com/TrainerRoad Twitter: www. twitter.com/TrainerRoad Strava Club: www.strava.com/clubs/TrainerRoad